{"id":1674,"date":"2016-11-16T17:03:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T16:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/11\/16\/erasmus-sport-en-excelsior-ondertekenen-samenwerkingsovereenkomst\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:07","slug":"erasmus-sport-en-excelsior-ondertekenen-samenwerkingsovereenkomst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/11\/16\/erasmus-sport-en-excelsior-ondertekenen-samenwerkingsovereenkomst\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR and Excelsior partnership expanded"},"content":{"rendered":"
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De afgevaardigden van Erasmus Sport en Excelsior beklinken de overeenkomst. Achter (vlnr): Wouter Gudde en Jon de Ruijter. Voor (vlnr): Pieter Kuijt, Antoinette Laan en Ferry de Haan.<\/span><\/p>

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On Wednesday, Erasmus Sport and Excelsior Football Club signed a new partnership agreement at Woudestein Stadium. The agreement constitutes the next step in the partnership between the two parties, which was established three years ago.<\/p>\n

According to Jon de Ruijter, Managing Director of Erasmus Sport, the closer collaboration will present EUR students with new opportunities. One of the newly formulated priorities is making the club\u2019s stadium more student-friendly. \u201cAs of this year, Woudestein Stadium has an official Erasmus grandstand. We want this to be a dedicated students\u2019 grandstand.\u201d<\/p>\n

'A brilliant time'<\/h3>

De Ruijter is looking into new arrangements with Rotterdam caf\u00e9s and restaurants, allowing students to have a cheap meal before attending a match. \u201cFurthermore, there will be season ticket arrangements and caterers\u2019 promotions, such as supplying meters of beer and cheap hot dogs. Students should have a brilliant time. We are mainly focusing on international students on the look-out for fun activities to do on the weekends.\u201d<\/p>\n

'A real die-hard'<\/h3>

In addition, more knowledge will be exchanged between the university and Excelsior from now on. \u201cThe idea is that students will be able to do their internship at Excelsior, or even their graduation project,\u201d said De Ruijter. \u201cAnd as of this season, there is a student scout, a real die-hard. If Excelsior remains in the Dutch Premier League, more student scouts may be appointed. There is a lot of interest in this. Students are very keen to apply their knowledge of science to football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Excelsior, too, stands to profit from the arrangement. \u201cWho knows, we may just sign a contract with a player suggested by our student scout during the winter break,\u201d stated Wouter Gudde, Excelsior\u2019s Marketing Director. Moreover, the club\u2019s close collaboration with Erasmus Sport will allow it to raise its profile among students. \u201cStudents are potential entrepreneurs as well as supporters,\u201d said Gudde. \u201cBy getting them involved with us, we will help the entire club grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The three-year partnership agreement between both parties already included food-and-drinks arrangements and agreements on using each other\u2019s facilities. \u201cThis covenant was a means to dust off these agreements and further expand them,\u201d De Ruijter explained.<\/p>\n

For a video on the partnership agreement, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t

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